Paediatric medicine

The involvement of children and young people in consultations about aspects of their health or illness is often limited, with their role in diagnosis and decision-making on treatment options secondary to that of parents or carers.

In times of rapid change experience is no longer a sufficient guide to practice.

This work provides a concise and up-to-date account of endocrine therapy for breast cancer.

The definitive monograph on the world's most commonly performed obstetric surgical procedure, this text benefits from plentiful illustrations to show all the details a surgeon needs to know, and from expert international contributors to share their knowledge on the many specialist questions raised.

This book serves as a quick study guide during the stages of examination preparation for the pediatric pathology boards.

Succinct and highly illustrated, the third edition of this handy pocket guide enables practitioners to successfully manage common minor injuries in children at the point of care.

Child surveillance is a subject of increasing scientific social and political debate in many countries of the world.

However smart they are, from a social perspective children do not really count until maturity.

Children are still enduring unnecessary pain.

Child sexual abuse is widespread and often an element of many other social difficulties.

Research has demonstrated that children with cancer and their parents regards procedure-related pain as one of the most difficult parts of having cancer, and their distress continues years after the completion of anti-cancer treatment.

The power of purchasers exposes the weaknesses of conventional thinking on the costs and benefits of priorities.

Self-help organizations have an increasingly important role in helping patients, so that doctors can concentrate on those who need their medical skills.

Rationalization is concerned with making the most effective use of the resources available.

The new edition of this best-selling title from the popular 100 cases series explores common paediatric scenarios that will be encountered by the medical student and junior doctor during practical training on the ward, in the emergency department, in outpatient clinics and in the community, and which are likely to feature in qualifying examinations.

This sensible book draws on evidence-based data, provides updated evidence focusing on the impact of pregnancy complications on long-term morbidity of both mother and child and aims to give a clear and comprehensive set of tools for general practitioners counseling women in different stages of their lives.

This no-nonsense guide promotes a multidisciplinary approach to pain management in adolescent patients, acknowledging persistent pain is a complex biopsychosocial problem.

The radiological abnormalities associated with suspected child abuse can be extremely subtle.

This is not just another book on ADHD.

'This volume comes at an important time in the development of the discipline, and reflects the knowledge gained by the authors through decades of hands-on experience of treating children and adolescents with the entire spectrum of rheumatic diseases.

What do young people need to know about their health - and how can you help them learn it?

Advances in medical science and technology are saving the lives of more children worldwide than ever.

Doctors, midwives and other professionals entering the field of postnatal care frequently feel ill-prepared for the task, and a lack of accessible and relevant learning resources can leave learning on the job as the only realistic option.

Rewritten with the new primary care environment in mind, this greatly expanded and updated edition of Child Mental Health in Primary Care extends the structured approach of the first edition to adoelscent mental health.

Rewritten with the new primary care environment in mind, this greatly expanded and updated edition of Child Mental Health in Primary Care extends the structured approach of the first edition to adoelscent mental health.

Collaborative Practice with Vulnerable Children and Their Families focuses on the knowledge and skills needed by professionals who work across disciplines to meet the needs of parents and children experiencing complex difficulties.

For the vast majority of children acquiring speech and language skills is an effortless process.

New mothers are often unprepared for the emotional impact of having a baby.

Counseling for Eating Disorders in Women focuses on women whose eating patterns have generated side-effects on other aspects of their lives such as work, health and family.

"e;Richard has caught wonderfully in this text the sensitivity and delicacies of therapeutic interaction as well as the complex processes through which young people have to steer in their development towards adulthood.

Working with young people can present many challenges.

This book will prove an invaluable resource for all those working in the field of primary healthcare and family medicine.

Food security and child malnutrition are at the forefront of our attention, both nationally and internationally.

People from different cultural backgrounds prefer adhering to their own religious beliefs which could restrict treatment options leading to the detriment of health, especially if it involves the health of a disabled child.

'Across Canada efforts have been made to introduce information technology solutions into the health care sector for the past two decades.

APPRAISAL AND REVALIDATION SERIES The new Appraisal and Revalidation Series helps doctors demonstrate their competence to the standard expected by the General Medical Council and to the standard expected if they are recognised as having 'special clinical interests'.

This remarkable new guide is the first hybrid text of its kind that adopts the traditional method of medical education and fuses it with an evidence-based approach.

The management function is practice-based primary care and who performs it varies by practice.

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Young binge drinkers are becoming more and more common in society today.

The issue of Childhood Sexual Experiences (CSEs) is highly controversial, and has generated considerable disagreement and conflict.

Feeding problems in children are relatively common, and often resolve themselves with little need for intervention.

This is a comprehensive yet concise review textbook and examination guide covering the entire spectrum of paediatric surgery.

Rewritten with the new primary care environment in mind, this greatly expanded and updated edition of Child Mental Health in Primary Care extends the structured approach of the first edition to adoelscent mental health.

This is a comprehensive yet concise review textbook and examination guide covering the entire spectrum of paediatric surgery.

Health care needs assessment provides information to plan, negotiate and change services for the better, and to improve health in other ways.

Highly Commended in the 2005 BMA Medical Book Competition The Children's National Service Framework sets standards for children's and young people's services, outlining what support should be available to children and their parents in managing and preventing a wide range of conditions and problems.

This book provides a vivid insight into working with a client who is a survivor of child sexual abuse.

Official publication of Obesity Awareness Week 2006 If only weight didn't matter to young people!

A growing body of research evidence suggests that physical activity can have a positive effect on educational achievement.